Applications of CRISPR–Cas in agriculture and plant biotechnology

H Zhu, C Li, C Gao - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
The prokaryote-derived CRISPR–Cas genome editing technology has altered plant
molecular biology beyond all expectations. Characterized by robustness and high target …

Modern plant biotechnology as a strategy in addressing climate change and attaining food security

TIK Munaweera, NU Jayawardana… - Agriculture & Food …, 2022 - Springer
Global warming causes a range of negative impacts on plants especially due to rapid
changes in temperatures, alterations of rainfall patterns, floods or drought conditions, and …

CRISPR/Cas genome editing and precision plant breeding in agriculture

K Chen, Y Wang, R Zhang, H Zhang… - Annual review of plant …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Enhanced agricultural production through innovative breeding technology is urgently
needed to increase access to nutritious foods worldwide. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas …

Genetic strategies for improving crop yields

J Bailey-Serres, JE Parker, EA Ainsworth, GED Oldroyd… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …

Next-generation breeding strategies for climate-ready crops

A Razzaq, P Kaur, N Akhter, SH Wani… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is a threat to global food security due to the reduction of crop productivity
around the globe. Food security is a matter of concern for stakeholders and policymakers as …

Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants

SSA Zaidi, A Mahas, H Vanderschuren, MM Mahfouz - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
To meet increasing global food demand, breeders and scientists aim to improve the yield
and quality of major food crops. Plant diseases threaten food security and are expected to …

Application of gene editing for climate change in agriculture

NG Karavolias, W Horner, MN Abugu… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change imposes a severe threat to agricultural systems, food security, and human
nutrition. Meanwhile, efforts in crop and livestock gene editing have been undertaken to …

A detailed landscape of CRISPR-Cas-mediated plant disease and pest management

S Karmakar, P Das, D Panda, K **e, MJ Baig, KA Molla - Plant Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Genome editing technology has rapidly evolved to knock-out genes, create targeted genetic
variation, install precise insertion/deletion and single nucleotide changes, and perform large …

CRISPR-Cas13d mediates robust RNA virus interference in plants

A Mahas, R Aman, M Mahfouz - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Background CRISPR-Cas systems endow bacterial and archaeal species with adaptive
immunity mechanisms to fend off invading phages and foreign genetic elements. CRISPR …

Efficient, rapid, and sensitive detection of plant RNA viruses with one-pot RT-RPA–CRISPR/Cas12a assay

R Aman, A Mahas, T Marsic, N Hassan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Most viruses that infect plants use RNA to carry their genomic information; timely and robust
detection methods are crucial for efficient control of these diverse pathogens. The RNA …